Competition Safaris are one of the most spectacular forms of motorsport in Northern Ireland, yet they’re possibly one of the least well-known… Organised by the Four Wheel Drive Club of…
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West Cork on the southern tip of Ireland is steeped in rallying folklore and history, the scenic landscapes is traversed by some very fast flowing roads, the locals are some…
When our ancestors built the drystone walls that demarcate the fields around Galway on the west coast of Ireland, rallying probably wasn’t foremost in their thoughts, but the bumpy, twisty and narrow lanes that…
The opening round of the 2019 Irish Tarmac championship kicks off this weekend in Galway and what a year it is shaping up to be. The start ramp in Eyre…
Saturday 3 March sees the first round of the S.W. Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship take place at Nutts Corner Motorsport Centre. Hosted by North Ulster Car Club, the…
A hurricane hit Mondello Park at the weekend, rocking the very heart of Ireland’s number one motorsport venue. But this wasn’t due to the forces of nature at play; this…
Sprinting is the world’s oldest motorsport discipline. The origins of sprinting can be traced back to humble beginnings in France, just over 100 years ago. Despite the passage of time,…
Motorsport is notorious for being costly. It starts off as a bit of fun, but then the competitive spirit kicks it. Being competitive usually means chucking more money at competition…
I don’t think any other NI motoring event can boast a range of show cars, drag racing, drifting, a rally stage, a sprint and a parachute display team under one…
At the weekend, in the mountains above the tiny villlage of Cairncastle, Jedis battled with Avengers for ultimate supremacy. But this wasn’t the latest blockbuster production from the burgeoning Northern…
Dungiven’s Gerard O’Connell won the Cultra Hillclimb feature “Escort Shoot-Out” last Saturday at the Thoroughbred Sports Car Club event in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra. In this 40th…
The Ballyrobert Vauxhall Craigantlet Hillclimb took place on a very wet and dreary May morning. Competitors were undeterred in competing in this historical event running now for over a century, with…